It begins....
April 28, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C1 hour before we leave Bathurst we think we should start packing: 11.27 kg for Kerry; 17.66 kg for Matt. Not bad! Off to Sydney for the night, due to an 8am check-in tomorrow.
1 hour before we leave Bathurst we think we should start packing: 11.27 kg for Kerry; 17.66 kg for Matt. Not bad! Off to Sydney for the night, due to an 8am check-in tomorrow.
We arrived at Sydney airport at ten to 8, only to find a systems failure meant we were in for a 53 minute queue just to get thru the depatures gate. Landed in Shanghi 40 minutes late.....which meant aRead more
After a short 4hr nap we met the Cambeys for breakfast, (mmmmm....broccoli and intestine cold cuts), then hopped on board our bus for the drive to Tiananmen Square; via a quick stop at a fresh-waterRead more
At 8am, after breakfast we headed out for the Great Wall - via a jade showoom today. I foolishly looked a little intetested in a $2500 bracelet and then spent the next 25 minutes being chased aroundRead more
We started the day with a stop at a Traditional Chinese Medicine centre. While we received a 25 minute foot massage, a team of " doctors" gave us each a private consultation - just by looking at ourRead more
After a quick stop at the Suzhou silk factory (and a beautiful red cadhmere scarf later) we visited the Lingering Gardens and squeeeeeeezed our way through 10 000 other people also visiting on the 3rdRead more
We started the day at the premier tea farm in China - they were very proud of a 25 year old photo of Queen Elizabeth drinking their tea. At $A550 a kg, Matt decided he would stick to Twinings EnglishRead more
Today we visited the Bund, where they have a Wall Street knock-off that Matt just had to pose with. Di and I held up the line in the toilets while we took action shots. We then had 80 minutes toRead more
As our flight didn't leave until 8pm, Jacky, our guide, had a few last things for us to do - starting with a trip to the top of the 3rd tallest building in China. It was the smoothest and fastestRead more
Touchdown at 8.13 am. Home in Bathurst at 1 pm.
My highlight - The Great Wall
Matt's highlight - The fast train
Where to next, I wonder.....